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Ask HN: 3rd Week at FAANG and feeling imposter syndrome 1 year ago

I feel you are spot on with your second last paragraph. I have similar experiences (although not at FAANG). That appears to be the invisible/"in the background" culture in star-studded teams/companies lately.

But ultimately, only you can know who you are, what you are capable of, what you want to be capable of and what you need to get to that next level.

There was a reason you considered/interviewed FAANG. If that reason is more important to you over $, real-world learning, skills, and abilities, you know what the answer is.

TL;DR you will figure it out one way or another.

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Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2025) 1 year ago

Location: San Diego, CA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Open to discussion

Technologies: Doesn't matter

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p5HgE_oB6nVM8-Ut3hZZPq3Yzrl...

Email: ece.suman@gmail.com

As a seasoned software engineer and someone with a special knack for deep and hidden problems, bottlenecks, and other "elephant in the room"s, I best work with startups and companies who are serious about what they do, have been around for a while, are stuck and/or could use some soul-searching/clarity in their code, processes, people et al for the better and looking to truly make it in the LONG RUN. No, I am not a manager or a consultant. Thank you for reading.

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Ask HN: Why am I suddenly unemployable? 3 years ago

Thank you I needed to hear this, but I also detest self propaganda. Maybe I need to find a middle ground. Or just reach out to one of my old employers ... which again, I am not a big fan of :)

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Ask HN: Why am I suddenly unemployable? 3 years ago

Do not listen to these CV nazis too much, your resume is fine. I am having the exact similar experience to you. Star employee for a decade and suddenly unemployable (a year now). I am pretty sure a lot of us are out there, they just do not want to expose their unemployment status publicly like you and me (and I understand that). The answer by ath3nd might sound "conspiracy theory" but it is closer to the truth. The thing affecting you and me is mostly because of (macro) games played much high above us.

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